Apr 27
Click for full imageTom Noir Comments: Here’s one for the Ladies! Or gentlemen of a certain persuasion.
Published 1995
(Average: 7.73 out of 10)
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Tom Noir Comments: Here’s one for the Ladies! Or gentlemen of a certain persuasion.
Published 1995
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April 27th, 2016 at 9:12 am
Seems unfair to bring a gun to a sword fight. I guess at least the girl in the back will be weighed down by those fur boots!
April 27th, 2016 at 9:46 am
Unjustly branded an outlaw, he was forced to wear the Toilet Seat Collar of Shame.
April 27th, 2016 at 11:46 am
‘Owen’ Deathstalker? I think that growing up with a name like Owen Deathstalker explains a lot about his outfit.
April 27th, 2016 at 1:06 pm
He wears the outfit to take the edge off his name…or did he change his name to give an edge to his outfit…
April 27th, 2016 at 1:44 pm
A name you can trust: Luke Deathst- er, Owen Skysta- um, Owen Deathwalker!
April 27th, 2016 at 2:11 pm
Sexist bollocks! Why isn’t the lady’s occipital condyle protected? And also, why does it look like she’s got three legs?
April 27th, 2016 at 3:15 pm
So that’s Aunt Beru in the Uggs and the sequinned body-stocking. And yet Lucas thought we’d be more interested in Jar Jar and Anakin…
April 27th, 2016 at 3:43 pm
When Liberace dreamed . . . .
April 27th, 2016 at 3:57 pm
The latest Broadway smash hit: Pirates of Penzance 3000!!!
April 27th, 2016 at 4:19 pm
How many damn belts is he wearing and what holds up what.
April 27th, 2016 at 5:53 pm
What is his left hand doing? It’s not in position to draw the sword, it’s too far to be holding it aloft. Maybe he’s just wiped some of the green slime from off of the right half of his face, and he’s preparing to clean his hand against his trousers.
April 27th, 2016 at 6:20 pm
Presenting the Fiftieth Annual Shandari Fencing* and Fashion Tournament!
Participants will be judged on both their combat abilities and their outrageous duds! The more outlandish the outfit, the better!
*Please be advised that Shandari fencing also includes the wielding of a firearm.
April 27th, 2016 at 6:26 pm
Garnish R. Green
CELERYSTALKER
April 27th, 2016 at 7:50 pm
Tonight on Dancing with the Death Stars …
April 27th, 2016 at 9:28 pm
The only way the background makes any sense is if Captain Troy Handsome is obscuring a heavily-armed ninja leaping in mid-air at the precise moment depicted and both Miss Moonboots and Bio of a Space-Tyrant Guy are trying to kill this fearsome assassin.
April 27th, 2016 at 10:33 pm
“And say hello to my family — Chad Deathstalker, Joe Bob Deathstalker, Donald Deathstalker, Melvin Deathstalker and Walker, Texas Deathstalker.”
April 27th, 2016 at 11:17 pm
Owen Spadewearer – Wearer of Spades
April 28th, 2016 at 4:20 am
Questions for Mr. Deathstalker: “Why are you looking at us? Don’t you have a battle to fight? Especially since your wannabe furry girlfriend is taking a selfie of some kind instead of looking at the enemy.”
April 28th, 2016 at 10:36 am
I’m fairly sure that big boot lady is taking a selfie. Neither the time nor the place lady. This is rebel space you crazy fool!
April 28th, 2016 at 12:54 pm
I like how they’ve made the tagline font hard to read, so you have to squint at Mr. Deathstalker’s crotch. Well played, publishers, well played.
April 30th, 2016 at 2:10 pm
@Tom Noir. The colour choice of yellow type on a yellow background is distinctive, I’ll give it that.
September 21st, 2017 at 2:22 am
If the floor has shadows of Ugg boot girl and big guy (instead of reflections), the carpet pattern and the color/look of the walls indicate to me that they’re in the ballroom of their local Hyatt or Marriott, practicing for their big cosplay contest Saturday night! They want to win first place! They worked so hard on their costumes, you wouldn’t believe how many thrift stores they went to.
This theory also means his excess belts, bad hand placement, her lack of armor, etc. don’t matter. It’s just outfits they’re going to wear while prancing around to some bad goth music.
Owen’s the one who came up with the concept and his name, of course. His girlfriend is taking a photo of their pal in his fierce outfit.
February 14th, 2021 at 6:16 pm
The artist isn’t credited, but this looks like Rowena Morril’s work, who has sadly just passed away. She will leave a big gap in the snarkable SFF paperback cover world.
February 15th, 2021 at 2:07 am
@Tracy:
She did do some memorable covers (which is to say, I remember these…)
(Warning: some NSFW-ness)
https://arthistory.umd.edu/eventinfo/intersections-raino-isto-desire%E2%80%99s-surface-rowena-morrill%E2%80%99s-fantasy-illustration-and-late
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/772930354767695392/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/772930354767780152/
https://fantasticbookblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/isaac_asimov_painting.jpg
https://painting-planet.com/images/8/image920.jpg
https://www.northernstarart.com/product/last-incantation/
https://preview.redd.it/h4kqdp09gkf41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=14b39edf610f0cd7c04b993730502117a5ae5339
February 15th, 2021 at 4:10 am
@Tracy. ISFDB identifies this as a Donato Giancola.
Sorry to hear about Rowena. She is well represented here.